Efrahim Kamberoğlu (Bulgarian: Ефраим Камберов; born 30 July 1957) is a Bulgarian-born Turkish former freestyle wrestler and coach. Competing first for Bulgaria and later for Turkey, he won two European titles in 1982 and 1984, as well as two silver medals and one bronze medal at the World Championships.[1][2]

Efrahim Kamberoğlu
Personal information
Native name
Ефраим Камберов
NationalityTurkish
BornEfraim Kamberov
(1957-07-30) 30 July 1957 (age 68)
Vrani Kon, Targovishte Province, Bulgaria
Sport
Country
SportAmateur wrestling
Event
Freestyle wrestling
ClubLudogorets Razgrad
Slavia Sofia
Etibank Seydişehir Alüminyum
Gemi Sanayi
Coached byYumer Fekriev
Shelyasko Dimitriev

Career

edit

Kamberoğlu began wrestling at a young age in his home village and later continued at the wrestling school in Razgrad. In Bulgaria, he competed for Ludogorets Razgrad and Slavia Sofia.[1] In 1978, he won the European junior title.[2]

He established himself at senior level in 1981, winning silver medals at both the 1981 European Wrestling Championships and the 1981 World Wrestling Championships in the 82 kg class.[2] In 1982, he became European champion in Varna and also took silver at the 1982 World Wrestling Championships.[2]

In 1983, he won silver at the 1983 European Wrestling Championships and bronze at the 1983 World Wrestling Championships.[2] He won his second European title at the 1984 European Wrestling Championships in Jönköping.[2] Because of the boycott of the 1984 Summer Olympics by the socialist countries, he did not compete at the Los Angeles Olympics; instead, he won his weight class at the alternative event held in Sofia.[1]

In 1985, he moved up from 82 kg to 90 kg.[1] At the 1987 European Wrestling Championships, he won the silver medal in the 90 kg category.[2] During his Bulgarian career, he is also reported to have won the Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament six times and to have earned the event's golden belt.[1]

He emigrated to Turkey in 1989 and later acquired Turkish citizenship.[1] Competing for Turkey, he won the 1991 Yasar Dogu Tournament and took bronze at the 1991 European Wrestling Championships in Stuttgart at 90 kg.[3][1]

In Turkey, he wrestled for Etibank Seydişehir Alüminyum and later for Gemi Sanayi.[1] After retiring from competition, he worked as an assistant coach at Gemi Sanayi.[1]

References

edit
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Güreşiyorum Portre 81 Efraim Kamberoğlu". Güreşiyorum (in Turkish). 9 April 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Kamberov, Efraim (BUL)". International Wrestling Database. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
  3. "Kamberoglu, Efrahim". International Wrestling Database. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
edit